SCOMBRID


Meaning of SCOMBRID in English

/skom"brid/ , n.

1. any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.

adj.

2. belonging or pertaining to the family Scombridae.

[ 1835-45; Scombridae name of the family scombr- (s. of scomber ) mackerel ( skómbros ) + -idae -IDAE; see -ID 2 ]

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